JPMorgan Involved In Another Ponzi Scheme Allegation

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Mark Melin
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is involved in fresh acquisitions it was aware of a ponzi scheme and didn’t take action to stop it, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The complaint, filed in Missouri federal court on behalf of those victimized in the scheme, says that from 2004 to 2009 William Wise advertised certificates of deposit online.  When savers would purchase the certificates, he deposited the money into a Washington Mutual (WaMu) account and then transfer large amounts of cash internationally, a money laundering red flag. The issue was first revealed in a Fortune Magazine article. Allegations bank was…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.